Replies to post #157117 on Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Inc (KBLB)

[igotthemojo]

"Either way, there is a plan to eventually expand the U.S. lab and these plantings will be the source of fresh mulberry leaves for our super worms."

the Indiana facility was used for about a year and then they moved into bigger facilities in Michigan where the production area was greatly increased...

everyone keeps stating that mulberry leaves are used to feed silkworms...yes...we all know that...but the last we heard about the texas facility was over 2 yrs ago...

I don't need to hear that silkworms eat mulberry leaves....I need to hear that we are growing leaves in texas and using them to feed silk worms in kblb's Michigan facility...

no one seems to be able to confirm that...

id like to hear that we are getting something from paying kim's mortgage on that texas property …

and I want to hear it from the landlord...I don't think it so much to ask..

[GTman1]

It is my understanding that it takes a mulberry tree 2 years to mature.

There are a variety of different mulberry strains and they each have different rates of maturity. Luckily, in sericulture, it is not necessary for the trees to grow to maturity or bear fruit. In fact, they normally don't grow to trees at all. in traditional and large scale sericulture, cuttings of mulberry are propagated asexually. Shoots spring up after about 5-6 months. After this first harvest the mulberry "tree" is coppiced from that point forward which allows the new shoots to be harvested about every 50-60 days in the proper climate.